US6101819A - Temperature control device for refrigerators - Google Patents

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US6101819A
US6101819A US09/051,128 US5112898A US6101819A US 6101819 A US6101819 A US 6101819A US 5112898 A US5112898 A US 5112898A US 6101819 A US6101819 A US 6101819A
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Kouji Maeda
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Takashi Aoki
Masatoshi Sasaki
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D29/00—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
    • F25D29/005—Mounting of control devices
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D29/00—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2400/00—General features of, or devices for refrigerators, cold rooms, ice-boxes, or for cooling or freezing apparatus not covered by any other subclass
    • F25D2400/36—Visual displays
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2400/00—General features of, or devices for refrigerators, cold rooms, ice-boxes, or for cooling or freezing apparatus not covered by any other subclass
    • F25D2400/40—Refrigerating devices characterised by electrical wiring
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H37/00—Thermally-actuated switches
    • H01H37/02—Details
    • H01H37/04—Bases; Housings; Mountings
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H37/00—Thermally-actuated switches
    • H01H37/02—Details
    • H01H37/04—Bases; Housings; Mountings
    • H01H37/06—Bases; Housings; Mountings to facilitate replacement, e.g. cartridge housing

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  • the present invention generally relates to refrigerators and, more particularly, to a temperature control unit used in the refrigerator to control the temperature inside the refrigerator.
  • a temperature control unit adapted for use in a refrigerator has been developed.
  • Japanese Patent Laid-open Publication No. 61-93375 published in 1986, discloses a temperature control unit installed in a rearmost wall of the refrigerating compartment such as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, and the Japanese Patent Laid-open Publication No. 4-161779, published in 1992, discloses a temperature control unit installed outside the refrigerating compartment at a location between a freezer door and a refrigerator door such as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15.
  • the refrigerator generally comprises a rectangular box-like housing of a double-walled structure including outer and inner boxes with a heat insulating material 12 filled in a space between the outer and inner boxes.
  • the refrigerator shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 is of a type wherein the inner box is divided into a freezing compartment FC adapted to be opened or closed selectively by a freezer door FD and a refrigerating compartment RC defined beneath the freezing compartment FC and adapted to be opened or closed selectively by a refrigerator door RD.
  • the refrigerating compartment RC is delimited by top, bottom, rear and side walls, which form parts of the inner box 1 of the refrigerator housing, and the rear wall confronting the refrigerator door RD.
  • the prior art temperature control unit is accommodated, together with two temperature control knobs 23, in a control box 22 which is in turn mounted at a portion of the rear wall of the inner box 1 adjacent the top wall as best shown in FIG. 12.
  • the temperature control knobs 23 are for the freezing compartment FC and for the refrigerating compartment RC, respectively, and each knob 23 has a radially extending finger-piece 23a formed integrally therewith.
  • the temperature inside the freezing compartment FC or inside the refrigerating compartment RC can be adjusted by turning a corresponding one of the temperature control knobs 23 in either direction with the user grasping the associated finger-piece 23a.
  • the refrigerator shown in FIG. 14 is similar in structure to that shown in FIG. 12, but has a transverse trim box 7 fixed to a lower portion of the freezer door FD for movement together therewith.
  • a generally elongated circuit carrier board 3 and a generally elongated control panel 9 are connected together by means of a plurality of set screws 4 and the resultant assembly is in turn accommodated within the trim box 7 together with a display panel 5.
  • the trim box 7, accommodating the circuit carrier board 3, the control panel 9 and the display panel 5, is encased within and secured from below to the lower portion of the freezer door FD by means of set screws 25.
  • the control panel 9 is covered by two slide door segments 27 each having a display window 26 defined therein.
  • Adjustment of the temperatures inside the freezing compartment and the refrigerating compartment can be accomplished by opening the associated slide door segments 27 so that the user can press adjustment buttons mounted on the control panel 9, respectively.
  • the user is forced to assume an awkward posture so as to stoop down and then to extend his or her arm deep into the refrigerating compartment RC to reach the temperature control unit when he or she wishes to turn one or both of the temperature control knobs 23.
  • the temperature control unit may be damaged or malfunction when the freezer door FD opened and the lower portion thereof collides inadvertently against, for example, a cupboard or cabinet positioned next to the refrigerator.
  • the present invention has been devised with a view to substantially eliminating the above discussed problems which are inherent in the prior art temperature control devices used in the refrigerators and is intended to provide an improved temperature control unit which is effective to accomplish a maximized utilization of the space available in the refrigerator, which can easily and comfortably be handled without forcing the user to assume an awkward posture and which is simple in structure and easy to install at a location where the temperature control unit is less susceptible to damage.
  • the present invention is featured in that the temperature control unit is embedded in a side portion of the inner box forming a part of the refrigerator housing.
  • the temperature control unit so embedded not only is the maximized utilization of the space available in the refrigerator possible, but the user can have an easy visual confirmation and comfortable access to the temperature control unit with no need to assume an awkward position and the temperature control unit itself can be mounted in a safe position at a reduced cost.
  • a temperature control device in a refrigerator having at least one compartment defined by top, bottom and opposite side walls, and a heat insulating material exteriorly encircling the compartment.
  • One of the side walls has a mounting hole defined therein and thereof a front surface thereof confronting the compartment.
  • the device includes a box-like console, a circuit carrier board fixedly connected to a rear surface of the console and having an electric wiring extending outwardly therefrom, a display panel disposed on a front surface of the console, at least one manipulatable temperature control element mounted on the console, a hat-like console casing having a peripheral flange and fixedly secured to the side wall in alignment with the mounting hole with the peripheral flange held in abutment with a rear surface of the side wall so as to define a console pocket, and a plurality of mounting elements engageable with one side edge of the side wall around the mounting hole for securement of the console to the side wall.
  • the console is received in the console pocket with the electric wiring accommodated within the console pocket and with the display panel and the temperature control element confronting the compartment.
  • the temperature control element may be a temperature control knob having a finger recess defined therein for engagement by a user's finger.
  • the temperature control element may comprise a temperature control push-button and a plurality of light emitting elements for the display of a temperature selected.
  • the console includes a peripheral flange protruding transversely from the rear surface of the console and encircling the circuit carrier board and at least one rib formed on an upper wall portion of the peripheral flange and positioned behind the mounting element.
  • the console casing has a bottom wall lying parallel to the side wall and spaced in opposition to the mounting hole and two parallel upright ribs are formed on the bottom wall of the console casing for snugly accommodating the electric wiring.
  • two parallel upright ribs instead of the two parallel upright ribs, a plurality of wire catches may be employed.
  • a front side wall portion of the side wall adjacent the opening leading to the compartment is inclined relative to the remaining side wall portion of the side wall and in that the mounting hole is defined in the front side wall portion.
  • the console may be pivotally mounted in the mounting hole and has a top wall formed with a guide slot, in which case a slidable anchor member is slidably fitted to the rear surface of the side wall for engagement in the guide slot to define the stroke of pivotal movement of the console.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a top portion of a refrigerator in which a temperature control unit according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention is installed;
  • FIG. 2 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view, on an enlarged scale, showing the temperature control unit shown in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a view similar to FIG. 2, showing the temperature control unit according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of a portion of the temperature control unit shown in FIG. 3;
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic exploded view showing the temperature control unit according to a third preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic exploded view showing the temperature control unit according to a fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a view similar to FIG. 1, showing the temperature control unit according to a fifth preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 is a fragmentary sectional view, on an enlarged scale, showing a portion of the temperature control unit of FIG. 7 as viewed from top;
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic exploded view showing the temperature control unit according to a sixth preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 10 is a view similar to FIG. 1, showing the temperature control unit of FIG. 9;
  • FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing a push-button type temperature control which can be employed in place of a knob-type temperature control employed in the temperature control unit according to any one of the preferred embodiments of the present invention
  • FIG. 12 is a longitudinal sectional view of a refrigerator showing the position of a conventional temperature control unit
  • FIG. 13 is a schematic front elevational view of the conventional temperature control unit shown in FIG. 12;
  • FIG. 14 is a schematic view showing another conventional temperature control unit.
  • FIG. 15 is an exploded view, on an enlarged scale, showing the conventional temperature control unit of FIG. 14.
  • the refrigerator to which the present invention is applicable may be of any known structure such as that shown in FIG. 12 or may have at least one compartment for refrigerating foodstuffs accommodated therein.
  • the refrigerator of a type having a freezing compartment, a refrigerating compartment, and a chilling compartment in the form of a sliding drawer box for storing foodstuffs at a low temperature which is adjustable within the range of, for example, -5° C. to 8° C., preferably 5° C. to 7° C. for storing vegetables.
  • the refrigerator comprises a rectangular box-like housing of a double-walled structure including outer and inner boxes with a heat insulating material 12 filled in a space between the outer and inner boxes.
  • the refrigerator shown therein is of a type wherein the inner box is divided into a freezing compartment FC adapted to be opened or closed selectively by a freezer door FD and a refrigerating compartment RC located, for example, above the freezing compartment FC and adapted to be opened or closed selectively by a refrigerator door RD.
  • the refrigerating compartment RC is delimited by a top wall TW, a bottom wall BW, a rear wall RW and opposite side walls SW, which form respective parts of the inner box 1 of the refrigerator housing.
  • The-rear wall RW confronts the refrigerator door RD.
  • One of the opposite side walls SW of the inner box 1 is formed with a generally rectangular mounting hole 2 at a location adjacent the opening of the refrigerating compartment RC or adjacent the refrigerator door RD when the latter is in position to close the opening of the refrigerating compartment RC.
  • a generally rectangular hat-like console casing 13 having a peripheral flange 10 is embedded in the insulating material 12 with its opening aligned with the mounting hole 2 and with its peripheral flange 10 fixedly held in abutment with a rear surface of the peripheral lip region of the side wall SW around the mounting hole 2, to thereby complete a console pocket CP.
  • the opening of the hat-like console casing 13 is oversized relative to the opening of the mounting hole 2 so that at least upper and lower, opposite portions of the peripheral lip region of the side wall SW around the mounting hole 2 can protrude a distance inwardly of the mounting hole 2 to thereby define respective engagement pawls 1a and 1b.
  • a generally box-like console C includes a generally rectangular front panel 50 having a generally rectangular peripheral flange 50a (or 50b) formed integrally therewith.
  • the peripheral flange 50a (or 50b) protrudes from a rear surface thereof in a direction transverse thereto and are positioned at respective locations set a distance backwardly from upper and lower ends of the front panel 50.
  • This peripheral flange 50a (or 50b) has upper and lower wall portions which are opposite to each other and are integrally formed with respective upper and lower tongues 6a and 6b.
  • the upper and lower tongues 6a and 6b extend slantwise and outwardly from the upper and lower wall portions of the peripheral flange 50a (or 50b) so as to terminate at a position spaced from the adjacent upper and lower ends of the front panel 50a distance substantially equal to or slightly smaller than the thickness of the upper engagement pawls 1a and 1b, respectively.
  • the console C also includes a circuit carrier board 3 spacedly fixed to the rear surface of the front panel 50 by means of a plurality of set screws 4, a display panel 30 disposed on a front surface of the front panel 50 for providing a visual indication of the status of operation of the refrigerator, for example, occurrence of trouble in the refrigerator, and three temperature control knobs 31a, 31b and 31c disposed on the front surface of the front panel 50.
  • the control knobs are used to adjust the temperature inside the chilling chamber (not shown), the temperature inside the refrigerating compartment and the temperature inside the freezing compartment, respectively.
  • Each of the temperature control knobs 31a, 31b and 31c has a finger recess 8 defined therein for the access of a user's finger therin it is desired to turn one of the knobs 31a, 31b or 31c is desired to be turned for adjustment of the temperature inside the corresponding compartment.
  • the console C of the structure described above is accommodated within the console pocket CP in the following manner.
  • the console C carrying the circuit carrier board 3 is, after having been aligned with the mounting hole 2, pushed into the console pocket CP with the upper and lower engagement pawls 1a and 1b sliding over the upper and lower tongues 6a and 6b causing the latter to resiliently yield while resiliency in sliding contact with the upper and lower engagement pawls 1a and 1b.
  • the upper and lower tongues 6a and 6b are erected due to their own resiliency so as to thereby clamp the upper and lower engagement pawls 1a and 1b in cooperation with the upper and lower ends of the front panel 50, respectively, as shown in FIG. 2.
  • electric wiring 11 made up of a bundle of electric lines extending outwardly from the circuit carrier board 3, extends into a space that is delimited by the console casing 13 and the console C and then to an electric power source circuit A through a perforation 13a defined in an upper wall portion of the console casing 13 in the insulating material 12.
  • the console C including the temperature control knobs 31a to 31c is installed at a portion of one of the side walls SW adjacent the opening leading into the refrigerating compartment RC which occupies a top region of the refrigerator as a whole, it is clear that not only the utilization of the space within the refrigerating compartment RC can be maximized, but also the user can gain with easy and comfortable access to the console C with without the need to assume an awkward posture. Also, the console C is substantially free from damage which could occur when it is installed in the door such as discussed in connection with the prior art shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, Also the length of the electric wiring 11 can be reduced as compared with that employed in the prior art temperature control unit shown in FIGS. 14 and 15. The user can also easily visually confirm information displayed on the display panel 30 disposed on the front panel 50 of the console C and used to provide an visual indication of the status of operation of the refrigerator.
  • the upper wall portion of the peripheral flange 50a is integrally formed with at least one transverse rib 14 positioned thereon in the same side of the upper tongues 6a in parallel to the front panel 50.
  • the rib 14 protrudes upwardly therefrom a distance which smaller than the height of each upper tongue 6a as measured upwardly from the upper wall portion of the peripheral flange 50a. Also, the rib 14 extends in a direction that is widthwise of the console C and parallel to the plane of the front panel 50.
  • the transverse rib 14 serves as a means for avoiding or preventing any possible ingress of condensed droplets of condensed water into the space inside the peripheral flange 50a where the circuit carrier board 3 is disposed. More specifically, without the transverse rib 14, droplets of water formed by condensation of a vapor component and sticking to the side wall SW will enter in between the side wall SW and the upper end of the front panel 50 and then flow backwardly along the upper wall portion of the peripheral flange 50a and into the space inside the peripheral flange 50a.
  • transverse rib 14 is effective to guide the droplets of water laterally therealong so as to flow downwards along opposite side wall portions of the peripheral flange 50a to thereby avoid the ingress of the water droplets into the space inside the peripheral flange 50a.
  • the lower tongues 6b may be functionally identical with those shown in and described in connection with the foregoing embodiment, they are rather used to serve as leaf springs for biasing the console C as a whole upwardly after the console C has been completely received in the console pocket CP.
  • the console C employed in the second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 is mounted in the console pocket CP by first allowing the upper engagement pawl 1a to be received between the upper tongues 6a and the upper end of the front panel 50 and then pushing a lower portion of the console C towards the console pocket CP with the lower tongues 6b sliding over the lower engagement pawl 6b while resiliently yielding due to their own resiliency.
  • the lower tongues 6b restore to their original shape by the effect of their own resiliency, thereby biasing the console C as a whole upwardly.
  • the use of the lower tongues 6b which serve as leaf springs, is effective to accommodate a variation in dimension or completeness of the console C relative to the size of the console pocket CP and also to facilitate a cursory mounting of the console C in the console pocket CP.
  • an upright bottom wall of the console casing 13 defining the bottom of the console pocket CP is formed with a pair of vertically extending, juxtaposed upright ribs 15 which are spaced from each other a distance sufficient to accommodate the bundled electric lines forming the electric wiring 11. Also, the ribs 15 protrude toward the console C a distance that is sufficient to avoid the bundled electric lines from being bitten between the bottom wall of the console casing 13 and the console C when the latter is mounted in the console pocket CP. With the juxtaposed ribs 15, one or some of the bundled electric lines of the electric wiring 11 can be advantageously avoided from being broken during servicing or replacement of the console C.
  • the upright bottom wall of the console casing 13 is formed with a plurality of, for example, two, generally L-shaped cable catches 16 to avoid a loosening of the electric wiring 11.
  • At least one of the opposite side walls SW of the inner box 1 defining the refrigerating compartment RC has a front side wall portion 17 which inclined relative to the remaining side wall portion of the one side wall SW such that as viewed from the top as shown in FIG. 8, the associated side wall of the refrigerating compartment RC has a wall thickness progressively decreasing towards a front side rim that is flush with the opening leading into the refrigerating compartment RC.
  • the mounting hole 2 referred to above is defined in the inclined front side wall portion 17 of the side wall SW.
  • the console C is mounted in the console pocket CP in a manner similar to that described in connection with any one of the first and second embodiments of the present invention.
  • the inclined front side wall portion 17 diverges from the remaining side wall portion so as to face towards the opening leading into the refrigerating compartment RC rather than towards the opposite side wall SW, therefore the user can easily and conveniently view the display panel 30 in the console C, and also can easily access any one of the temperature control knobs 31a to 31c.
  • the console C as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, is of a configuration having a generally triangular cross-section including, in addition to the front panel 50, generally sector-shaped top and bottom panels 51 and 52, a substantially arcuately sectioned side wall 53 and a rear panel 54.
  • the top panel 51 is formed with a curved guide slot 19 defined therein so as to follow the curvature of the arcuate side wall 53.
  • the console C also includes a pair of anchor arms 55 protruding laterally and outwardly from around a joint between the front panel 50 and the rear panel 54.
  • the console C is pivotally mounted in the console pocket CP with the anchor arms 55 non-detachably anchored to behind a left side edge of the mounting hole 2 in any suitable manner.
  • the side wall SW has a slidable pin 18 supported for movement up and down as shown by the arrow, said slidable pin 18 being engaged in the curved guide slot 19 once the console C has been mounted in the console pocket CP.
  • console C can be pivoted about the hinge defined by points of connection between the anchor arms 55 and the side edge of the mounting hole 2 between a folded position, in which the front panel 50 lies substantially parallel to the adjacent side wall SW, and a drawn position as shown in FIG. 10.
  • the stroke of movement of the console C is limited by the size of the curved guide slot 19 in cooperation with the slidable pin 18 that is loosely engaged therein.
  • the mounting of the console C in the manner shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 is particularly advantageous where the inclined front side wall portion 17 is not available for the console C because a door switch 20a and a label 20b setting forth instructions of how to use the refrigerator are disposed on the inclined front side wall portion 17 as shown in FIG. 10.
  • a door switch 20a and a label 20b setting forth instructions of how to use the refrigerator are disposed on the inclined front side wall portion 17 as shown in FIG. 10.
  • the console C is pivotally mounted as discussed hereinabove.
  • each push-button control includes, as shown in FIG. 11, a pushbutton PB and a row of light emitting elements LED, each of which provides a visual indication of a selected varying temperature when lit.
  • temperature control knobs may be replaced with the push-button control or controls to allow the console C to have a combination of the temperature control knob or knobs and the push-button type temperature controls or control.
  • the use of the light emitting elements to provide a visual indication of the selected temperature inside the refrigerating compartment highlights the visibility as compared with calibrations used in connection with any of the temperature control knobs 31a to 31c.
  • the improved temperature control unit of the present invention a maximized utilization of the space available in the can be obtained.
  • the improved control unit can easily and comfortably be handled without forcing the user to assume an awkward posture.
  • the control is simple in structure and easy to install at a location where the temperature control unit is less susceptible to damage. That is, since the temperature control unit is embedded in a side portion of the inner box forming a part of the refrigerator housing, not only maximized utilization of the space available in the refrigerator possible, but the user can also have an easy visual confirmation and comfortable access to the temperature control unit with no need to assume an awkward position and the temperature control unit itself can be mounted in a safe position at a reduced cost.

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